A perverted sex attacker and shameless drug dealers were among the Croydon criminals jailed in May.

Their sentences will see them off our streets for several years.

As ever, it was a busy month in local courts as more criminals faced justice.

We have taken a closer look at some of the most shocking crimes which came before the courts in May and what happened to the individuals who committed them.

Racine Ndiaye

Racine Ndiaye has been jailed for 13 years (Image: Met Police)

Racine Ndiaye, 43, of Cresswell Road, South Norwood, was sentenced to 13 years in prison on May 4 after being found guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH), burglary with intent to commit GBH and common assault.

Ndiaye broke into the home of his former partner before threatening her with a knife and repeatedly punching and kicking her as brave members of the public tried to intervene.

The court heard that at around 8am on November 21, 2017 Ndiaye attempted to break into the victim’s home in Croydon and shouted through the front door threatening to kill her.

“We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure violent individuals such as Ndiaye are placed before the courts.”

Ernest Fourlagawo and Benjamin Fabrice

Ernest Fourlagawo has been jailed for four and a half years (Image: Sussex Police)

Benjamin Fabrice has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison (Image: Surrey Police)

Ernest Fourlagawo, 28 and Benjamin Fabrice, 26, both of Warren Avenue, South Croydon, were each jailed on May 3 for four and a half years after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin.

After a search, Fabrice was found to have hidden both heroin and crack cocaine between his buttocks, and is believed to have tried to use vaseline to hide the drugs further.

Fourlagawo also received six points on his licence for driving a vehicle with no insurance.

The court heard how on Tuesday, December 19 two Surrey Police officers were on patrol in an unmarked police car in the Banstead area.

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Both Fourlagawo and Fabrice were taken into custody so a strip search could be performed.

When officers conducted the strip search of Fabrice, multiple wraps of suspected Class A drugs were found between his buttocks.

PC Elliott Hartley, who is part of the Operation Viking team at Surrey Police which aims to disrupt drug dealing and crime in the area, said: “I am pleased about the sentences handed down to these two men.

“It sends a clear message to others out there who supply harmful drugs to vulnerable drug addicts in our community, when we catch you, you will face a considerable time behind bars.”

Gavian Katty

Gavian Katty was jailed for four years (Image: Surrey Police)

Gavian Katty, 25, of Bothwell Road in New Addington, was jailed for four years on May 24 after pleading guilty to supplying Class A and B drugs.

During a routine stop by police, he was found to have nearly £2,000 of drugs in his possession.

The court heard that police officers from the Spelthorne Area Policing Team, in Surrey, arrested Katty in April 2016 after a routine traffic stop on Gaston Bridge Road, in Shepperton, led them to finding and seizing approximately £1,800 of Class A and B drugs, plus £330 of cash.

Further searches of Katty and his vehicle using a specialist drugs dog revealed bags of cocaine and several bags of cannabis.

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A search at his address at the time, in Feltham, revealed a larger quantity of high purity cocaine in addition to weighing scales and other drug paraphernalia.

He was subsequently charged with possession with intent to supply Class A and B drugs.

PC Dan Cusack, who led the investigation, said he believes the streets “are now safer without him on them”.

Tai Diedrick and Shaquille Boreland

Tai Diedrick

Shaquille Boreland

Tai Diedrick, 19, and Shaquille Boreland, 22, both of Parry Road in South Norwood, were jailed for three years and five months and four years respectively after pleading guilty to two charges each of possessing a controlled drug of Class A with intent to supply.

The pair were found in their South Norwood flat with almost £30,000 worth of cocaine and heroin when police raided their property.

They were both jailed at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday, May 18.

There was DNA evidence on a bag of drugs which one of the dealers attempted to hurl out of the window when the police arrived to raid the flat.

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The court heard how on April 10 last year officers executed a drugs warrant at around 7.20am at their South Norwood home.

Inside a bedroom at the address officers found Diedrick and Boreland along with a quantity of cocaine and heroin.

They also found a plastic carrier bag which had been thrown from a bedroom window. The value of these drugs was estimated to be around £28,000 and Diedrick’s finger marks were located on one of the bags.

Police feared that the pair of Croydon criminals could have sold Class A drugs to “a lot of vulnerable” people.

Other drugs which were also discarded outside the bedroom window were forensically linked to Boreland by his DNA.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Daniel Bister said: "Kent Police works hard to bring drug dealers to justice and I’m pleased we’ve been able to get two more dealers off the streets."

Gregory Boyle

Gregory Boyle pretended to be a doctor so he could sexually assault a pregnant woman (Image: Met Police)

Gregory Boyle, 58, of no fixed abode, carried out a vile sex attack on a heavily pregnant woman while pretending to be a doctor.

Boyle was sentenced to six years and four months in jail at Croydon Crown Court on May 16 after pleading guilty to assault by penetration and sexual assault.

The court heard that Boyle introduced himself to his victim as a doctor and, on the pretext of performing a medical examination, touched intimate parts of her body.

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Detective Constable Paul Hill, from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences (CASO) Command at the Metropolitan Police, said: "Boyle targeted a vulnerable, heavily pregnant woman who was concerned for her health.

"Thankfully this type of offending is rare, but should anyone recognise Boyle or believe they have been a victim at his hands, please contact the Metropolitan Police."